the list

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Sheriff Graham *
Learning who they are in the real world.
Henry being sneaky and manipulative, while also being intensely adorable.
The Huntsman
The villain is so evil, yet incredibly believable and not at all tacky.
All the character’s lives interlock with each other.
The strange friend/enemy chemistry between Emma and Mr. Gold.
The cast’s Twitter pictures.
Rumplestitskin as the Beast
The way the fairytales are linked to each other and how the characters know each other.
Belle is perfect in the most tragic of ways. *
The power struggle between the Evil Queen & Rumpelstiltskin.
Pongo
Katherine leaving the note for David.
Rumbelle
Mary Margaret reading to David when he’s in a coma, and him reaching out to her hand.
The Evil Queen’s wardrobe.
Rumplestilskin’s laugh
Ginnifer Goodwin
Dreamy *
That neither the fairy tale characters nor the real life characters are perfect. They have flaws and make mistakes, too.
The Disney Easter Eggs
Snow White being able to save herself.
Finding out the characters’ backstories.
The excess of leather involved in costuming.
The Chipped Cup
The complexity of everyone’s stories and how they relate not only in the Fairy Tale world, but our world as well.
The characters are believable. They show that even in the fairy tale world no one is perfect and we all make mistakes.
The princesses being strong and independent. Not relying on their Prince Charmings.
Robert Carlyle’s hilarious Twitter responses.*
The way their stories have been altered.
The amazing and powerful women.
7:15
How Lana is so kind and generous to her fans.
The friendly (yet mother and daughter) relationship between Emma and Mary Margaret.
Archie Hopper
It’s filmed locally for me, so I can visit all the places they film.
Always loved fairy tales, and I feel like this is the show I’ve always wanted. I love the characters, the story, every bit of it is flawless to me. I’m so happy to have something so magical on TV.
The amazing moment when Mr. Gold said his “real name”.
Red Riding Hood *
“All power comes with a price.”
Rumpelstiltskin
Mary Margaret. My name is Marimargret, and I’ve never met anyone with the same name as me. (However differently it is spelled.)
It’s like the stories grew up with us.
The lives of the characters in the real world mimic their fairytale stories. It’s destiny.
Mr. Gold
Regina Mills
The very attractive Mr. Gold/ Rumplestiltskin.
The villains have hearts and the heroes aren’t perfect.
Mary Margaret’s Style. *
The Storybook
The iconic, incredibly beautiful love of Prince Charming and Snow White.
Emma’s leather coats.
Operation Cobra
Evil Queen
It brings magic into our world and so makes it a little bit closer to us.
Prince Charming/David’s eyes, lips, hair and entire existence.
Mary Margaret’s Beanies
Prince Charming is a twin.
Henry Mills *
Lana Parrilla’s facial expressions.
Robert Carlyle
Prince Charming
“I’d like to tell Josh a very personal ‘thank you’ for moving my beautiful almost 12 year old granddaughter on from Justin Bieber. Thank you so much!”
Lana Parrilla
Emilie De Ravin, the perfect Belle
Jennifer Morrison
How intentional the writing is; everything happens for a reason.
Mary Margaret
Every time we discover something new about a character it adds a whole new spin to their previous scenes. *
Beautiful writers that ride into town on motorcycles.
Graham and Emma are a great couple because of their obvious fetish for leather jackets. (I suppose August too)
Because of the accents!
Ruby
Because of reasons…
Any show with Eddy Kitsis, Adam Horowitz and Jane Espenson can’t be anything but amazing.
It has taught me that dwarves aren’t born; they hatch from giant enchanted eggs.
The Wolf
I simply love it and I’m so enthusiastic every time a new episode comes on.
The dwarves whistling ‘heigh ho’. *
Granny
Because the relationships have depth; the characters don’t just fall in love with the first person they see. They have a history and they know that the love is true by the end.
Robert Carlyle’s acting.
Mary Margaret’s heartbroken looks that just make us want to hug her so much.
The absolutely gorgeous makeup work on even minor characters.
You never know how people will be connected or how they’ll change the stories.
Seeing how, even in the real world, characters still find each other and fall in love.
The amazing people I’ve met through the fandom.
Belle is in the “Dreamy” episode.
The way it showcases the actors’ versatility. *
Sassy Rumplestiltskin.
Ashley wanted that baby so much.
Everyone is afraid of Rumplestiltskin and yet he is a coward.
Whenever you know something, or think you know something, it totally switches. It’s never boring.
MacCutcheon Whiskey
Game of Thorns
It reminds me of The 10th Kingdom, my all time favorite movie.
Apollo Candy Bars
Cocoa with cinnamon
Robert Carlyle & Josh Dallas’ bromance. *
Regina’s Apple Tree
Not all the characters have American accents.
The Guest Stars
No amount of words can explain how much we all love this show.
The resemblance to the traditional Disney characters.
How the fairy tales that are precious to me are retold in the most fascinating way.
It is different than most shows. It has great writing and the acting is superb. And Robert Carlyle is just awesome in it.
I grew up with stories of elves and fairies and brownies. This show makes me feel like a kid again.
Josh Dallas
Emma’s hats *
Josh and Ginny
How the cast has a good time on and off screen.
It breathes new life into the fables I grew up loving.
Sheriff Graham/The Hunter had just about the sexiest accent. Ever.
The layered complexity that gets deeper with each episode.
Swanqueen
Mr. Gold’s smile
Graham’s jacket still hanging up in the office.
Emilie de Ravin
The small hints they make between the fairytale and Storybrooke characters. *
Grumpy
The show is done by ABC because then they get to use all the awesome Disney references.
Wanting to see a new episode just to learn who a character really is.
The Eight which then became Seven Dwarves.
The bad guys aren’t truly evil. Each character has their flaws and their graces and I can’t help but love each of them, even the antagonists.
The story that is developing between Snow and James. We thought we knew the story, and now we know that it was way different.
The opening to the Pilot (1) (2)
Henry’s Castle
It’s something new to watch; my disney movies were beginning to be overplayed.
The changes to the title sequence for each episode.
Trying to find out the counterparts of the real-life characters.
It further explores the stories of all the Disney Princesses I grew up with.
Cliffhangers
Ruby as Little Red Riding Hood
David messes up. He’s not perfect. And he’s struggling to be half the man he was. It’s a long road for him.
It’s the only reason I look forward to the end of the weekend.
Red is the wolf
Mary Margaret’s Wardrobe
Even though I’m an adult this show still gives me an excuse to believe in fairy tales and happily ever after.
The characters have more than one fairy tale.
Snow saying Margaret and Mary as fake names.
Bad Ass Granny
“I know how to recognize a desperate soul.”
The cast has the hottest of men. (1) (2)
Snow’s voice when she says to Red, “I hate to break it to you, but it wasn’t subtle!”
Rumpelstiltskin’s sarcasm
Peter
How utterly delightful Rumpelstiltskin’s insanity is.
It has just a careful amount of darkness that the Grimm’s Fairy Tales had in a perfect balance with the lightness the Disney versions carried. A combination that my inner child loves and my more mature heart can more than agree with.
The T(r)oll Bridge
For the heartbreaking facial expressions
The cast and crew really seem to support the fandom.
The amazing score
Snow the Egg Thief
It gives us hope that our Prince Charmings do exist in the real world.
PaleyFest
Not only does it bring fairytale characters to life, it makes them real and makes us fall in love with them even more.
We already thought we had the perfect love story with Snow and Charming… and then Rumbelle happened.
Relating to Mary Margaret on a personal level.
Rumpelstiltskin waits at his window, watching for Belle to come back, and when she does he runs to his wheel and tries to act all cool when he’s really smitten as a schoolgirl.
The amazing twists that just keep coming. The intensity of the actors. The tangled loves, and the unexpected loves.
The beautiful and deep bond between Mary Margaret & Emma. It’s incredible how in the real world they link them. I wanna cry each time I see true friendship/love between them.
Making us think too hard about everything.
The Kick-Ass Women
The fun of guessing who the characters fairytale counterparts are.
You could never possibly expect what is going to happen but when it does happen you feel like it couldn’t have happened any other way.
Carlyle’s ‘floofable’ hair. In fact, the whole cast’s perfect and soft hair.
The stories, relationships between the characters, and true love. I’m a dreamer and I fell in love with this show.
The Fandom
The princes have names other than Charming.
The costume porn.
Mr. Gold’s Cane
The Evil Regals
The character quotes on life, love, and bravery. As they remind us of things we seem to have forgotten as we got older, and renew our love for things we’ll never forget.
Makes you believe in fairy tails again.
Snow and Red’s relationship.
The recurring theme of what parents are willing to do to give their children, “Their best chance.”
Realizing Josh Dallas plays Fandral in Thor.
Ruby’s Glass Wolf
The intricate their hoods always are. The beautiful patterns and fabrics used to make the hoods and capes.
Watching how everyone slowly gets their deserved happy endings, even though the world, and the curse, is fighting against them.
“I will always find you.”
Emma’s cute car
Golden Swan
The gorgeous costumes in the fairy tale world.
The Ship Names
The cast of beautiful (both inside and out) people.
Seeing Josh Dallas’ face in the Silence in the Library episode of Doctor Who.
Amy Acker.
My friends and I constantly compare our lives to TV shows, so to have a TV show that compares life to fairy tales makes it unmistakably relatable for me.
The tension between Mr. Gold and Regina.
It’s made by Disney, it all becomes canon.
Everything in the fairy tale world is green-screen which adds to the surreal, fantasy feel.
Henry’s shoe on the stairs in The Price of Gold.
Waiting for Graham to show up again.
Rumpelstiltskin’s Pants
The amazing scenery of the show, both in Storybrooke and Fairytale Land.
Stealthy
The wardrobe being exquisite and elaborate, without the risk of being an over the top Halloween costume.
The way Snow White and Red Riding Hood are the most perfect best friends.
The Rumbelle War
The bombshells Regina is dropping about her lost love.
EVERYONE is so freaking beautiful.
I fall in love with every single character. Good or bad, male or female… Doesn’t matter. I love them all!
Prince Charming protecting his baby daughter in his arms.
Every single character appear to have their own story.
“If you can bottle true love, you can do anything”
None of the fairy tale characters are exactly what they’re supposed to be. Snow White can be mean, Prince Charming isn’t super rich, and Rumpelstiltskin has a heart.
“I’m invested in your future”
Baelfire
Mary Margaret’s Umbrella
Red’s Badassness
Rumpelstiltskin’s progression into a madman after losing Belle. It’s tragic but heartwarming all at once.
Snow White humming A Smile and a Song.
Sometimes songs from Disney films appear.
The twists in characters and their stories that no-one ever expects.
Red has accepted who she is.
Snow and Charming keep “finding” each other.
The alliance between Mr. Gold and Emma to take down Regina.
The fact that Emma actually looks like she could be Mary Margret and David’s child.
Eion Bailey
The amazing costumes/outfits.
The wallpaper in Granny’s
August’s sexy voice
Claire from LOST
Snow’s wanted poster
Snow, Emma and Henry all resemble one another.
The Mad Hatter
Jane Espenson snuck in the arrow of Apollo and made my Battlestar heart swoon.
Keeps me on the edge of my seat every week.
There’s angst, joy, and heartbreak all in one episode.
The moment where Snow White remembered who Charming was. The tears, the kisses- it was a perfect moment
Rumpelstiltskin’s “Twue Wuv” Princess Bride reference.
Sebastian Stan as the Mad Hatter
The most kickass person on the show is a female. (Red/Ruby)
It’s emotionally straining and satisfying all at the same time.
Robert Carlyle and Lana Parrilla’s friendship.
In reality, prince charming is a cheat and a liar.
The repeated lines of dialogue between the “past” and the “present.”
Because end of the day, Rumpelstiltskin is just a father who did everything to protect his son, regardless of where the future took him.
All the characters, even the men, aren’t afraid to show their true feelings.
The giggling sound Rumpelstiltskin makes.
Red’s beautiful and magically protective cloak.
The fact that we don’t know the full story of Snow and Charming.
The inhuman noises of joy and surprise as i watch each episode of the show.
Having a drink of hot chocolate with cinnamon by your side when an episode airs.
They film where some of us live. So some of us literally live in Storybrooke.
The show is from the same people as LOST.
Excessive use of the word “True Love” without being cheesy.
Henry reading a Marvel comic book.
The tweets between Emilie De Ravin and Robert Carlyle.
The things in Mr. Golds shop from the stories.
The Interactive Cast
Rumpelstiltskin as Cinderella’s “Fairy Godmother”
Regina’s giant key ring.
The fairytale females are strong and outspoken, not damsels in distress.
Reminds us that we never stopped believing.
The women are typically stronger then the men.
The way the cast actually takes time to interact with us. Via Twitter.
The excitement of Sundays.
The numerous, but stylish and never repeated style of Mr.Gold.
Watching Beauty and the Beast but all you can think about is Rumpelstiltskin and Belle being trapped by Regina.
Getting to spot the similarities between Durza and Rumpelstiltskin.
Jiminy Cricket and his dapper cricket-sized ensemble.
The cloaks.
The fans’ theories.
“Did I forget to shave.”
Emma wishing on a blue star.
Snow and Grumpy’s friendship.
Snow’s pseudonym for Red is Mary, and how it was going to be Margaret at first.
For inspiring all the wonderful Rumbelle fanfiction from great writers.
Ginnifer Goodwin proving that a woman can be gorgeous, stunning and sexy without long hair.
The Naked Knight
The Dearies
Emma and Henry’s relationship.
The fact that the most feared man in Storybrooke lives in a pink house.
Mr. Gold suit porn
“I’m here for Emma.”
The way Rumpelstiltskin says “dearie”.
Being able to squeal and flail about your favourite story appearing next in the show and building up theories and ideas of how you want to see their stories play out, while other members of this wonderful fandom understand exactly where you’re coming from and will gladly join you in your fangirling/fanboying.
I used to hate the Disney Princesses because they were such wimps, but all the women in OUaT are so badass.
The reason Snow White’s name is “Mary Margaret” is because a real-life German woman believed to be the inspiration of the Snow White character, was named “Maria Sophia Margaretha Catharina Freifräulein von Erthal”.
Bad Ass Snow
“Is that a threat?”
“Observation. Good Luck”
Ginnifer Goodwin is just overly adorable.
How fast I can type Rumpelstiltskin now.
My friends judge me severely for the age difference, but I don’t care. I still squeal whenever Robert Carlyle shows up.
The beautiful locations.
Mr. Gold’s shop has items relating to the different fairytales.
Men openly cry in this show. It’s a beautiful thing to see.
The fact that Snow/Mary and Charming/David kiss a lot.
Jefferson and his relationship with Grace.
The look on Mr. Gold/Rumpelstiltskin’s face when Regina dangles the chipped cup in front of him.
The adorable faces Mary Margaret and Leroy make when selling candles door to door.
Emma calling Mary Margret “family”
Paul McGillion’s cameo.
Grace
The Mad Hatter being a good father.
Wonderland
“You know what the issue is with this world, everyone wants a magical solutions for their problems and everyone refuses to believe in magic.”
The hatter tackles Emma onto Mary Margaret,they walk away without a scratch.
Mary Margaret’s random badassery when her baby’s in trouble.
All the characters are cast flawlessly.
Jefferson’s beautiful smile and wistful eyes.
The parent-child relationships.
LOVE can break any spell
The high frequency of leather trousers in fairytale land.
Emma is starting to believe
Mary Margaret’s reaction when Emma finally called her “family”.
If I don’t watch it, I will never find out how the HELL Snow and Charming finally end up together.
Jefferson
Trying to figure out who August Wayne Booth really is.
It’s the only time during the week my family sits down and spends a solid hour together.
Snow remembers her Prince. “Charming!” “Yes, it’s me.”
Mad Swan
The amazing writing.
Elements of the Fairy Tale Land characters starting to show through their Storybrooke equivalents.
The Writers
Sebastian Stan is as hot as the Mad Hatter as he is as Carter Baizen in “Gossip Girl”.
The fact that the evil characters are (at least) as likable and complex as the good ones.
Wondering what other worlds the Mad Hatter’s hat leads to.
I love how amazing of a father Jefferson is. When he couldn’t buy his daughter a bunny, he made one for her.
Graham’s sexy police uniform.
Jefferson’s “madness” actually makes him the most enlightened of the cursed people in Storybrooke.
The beautiful mother/daughter/best friend moments between Mary Margaret and Emma in “Hat Trick” when they were constantly saving each other.
Checking in on Get Glue and getting Once Upon a Time stickers.
Jefferson (Airplane) and Grace (Slick).
The Heart Of A Lonely Hunter still makes me cry every time.
Nova
“Off with his head.”
The depth that each new episode brings, such as the infinite worlds idea.
The fairytales are the ones we grew up knowing, but with an added twist of excitement.
Henry playing Space Paranoids
The blurred lines between good and evil.
“You were trapped but now you’re free.” aka Abigail and Frederick’s reunion
The way Henry looked at Emma when she asked if she could hold onto his storybook.
They’re taking characters from everywhere, fairy tales, Disney, mythology… we just never know who we’ll see next.
Emma’s wardrobe
Mr. Gold still loving with Belle 28 years after she “died”.
Mother, father, and daughter have all been behind bars. It runs in the family.
The Mad Hatter’s Pants
Mr. Gold’s devotion to Belle’s Cup.
Mary Margaret totally kicked the Mad Hatter’s ass.
the Mayor’s office.
There is so much more than meets the eye.
The evil queens cleavage.
The visible scar on Jefferson’s neck.
Henry is the only one smart enough to be afraid of Mr. Gold.
The cast and crew’s infectious enthusiasm for the show.
The hairstyles match the characters’ personalities.
Belle’s Australian because they allowed Emilie de Ravin to keep her accent.
The epic chemistry between Jefferson and Emma.
The characters eyes.
It’s made Sunday my favourite day of the week.
Mad Queen
Overall, the fandom is very accepting of everyone having different ships.
Golden Queen
All of the actors are so gorgeous. All of them.
Rumpelstiltskin’s face when Belle’s father calls him a beast.
The Seven Dwarves
The way Belle started to choke up when she said “And all you’ll have is an empty heart and a chipped cup.”
How emotionally invested you get in the characters lives.
Henry and Emma’s relationship, and The Mad Hatter and Grace’s.
Whenever Rumpelstiltskin says “All magic comes with a price”
When Snow busted out of Mary Margaret for a second when she kicked Jefferson out the window.
Makes any couple like super adorable and just so in love.
I can’t wait for that moment when Rumpelstiltskin finds out that Belle is alive and he totally kicks Regina’s ass.
Bailee Madison
We must keep watching until Rumbelle gets a happy ending.
Bailee Madison has the way Ginnifer Goodwin act’s down to an art.
Ginnifer Goodwin IS Snow White.
Emma and August basically becoming partners.
Love Creates Happiness.
Little Snow White
The fact that true love destroyed Regina, which backs up what Rumplelstiltskin said about love being the most powerful magic of all, and that “Love makes us sick, haunts our dreams, destroys our days… Love has killed more than any disease!”
Cliffhangers
August’s advice
Regina’s hair
The amazing cliffhangers after every episode that make us feel like we have to wait fifteen million years for the next one.
Mary Margaret is referred to by her first and middle name, instead of just her first.
Leroy
Snow’s clothes
Snow White
Snow’s black cloak
We can feel so much for a character that we have come to love. Like Mr.Gold; he is not perfect and by no means a saint when it comes to his deals and how he treats people…but the frightening thought his life in in danger, sparks the fear within us.
Mr. Gold as a lawyer.
How much little Snow White looks like Ginnifer Goodwin. It was impeccable
Younger Snow got older Snow’s mannerisms down perfectly.
The R added to the troll bridge sign
Regina’s riding outfit
The focus on motherhood. Especially given that the absent mother is the typical archetype in fairytales.
All the beautiful cloaks that I wish I could own.
Regina isn’t just a villain for no reason; she was hurt terribly in the past, and she hasn’t yet realized what it has turned her into.
Rumpel’s Dearies
Evil characters have pasts that made them become evil.
The illustrations in Henry’s story book are actually painted by a Marvel comic-book artist.
We thought the people who are evil were always evil but they actually almost led a good life.
Daniel the Stable Boy
The Foreshadowing
Regina’s love story
Finally knowing why Regina hates Snow so much.
Thinking that the golden fleece in Rumpelstiltskin’s collection was the Beast’s head the first two times I watched the episode.
The bond between Snow and Regina when they first meet.
Young Snow has an uncanny resemblance to Adult Snow.
The Mayors black and white office with the red apples.
As a stickler for the integrity of the stories I grew up with, I still love this show and love the way they interpret the stories.
Bailee Madison is a miniature version of Ginnifer Goodwin. The casting is perfect every time.
The sight of Charming in leather pants is… exciting.
It is the first show in a long time that makes me feel so much. Joy, happiness, sadness… By god, I cried watching it!
The fact that Ginnifer Goodwin and Bailee Madison are just one face.
Mr Gold and his dislike of Nuns.
Regina and Daniel’s fairytale true love.
Regina taught Little Snow everything she knows about love. She practically got Snowing together.
The show reminds us that, no matter where we are in the world, or where we are in life, we all are destined for a happy ending, just as long as we’re willing to fight for it.
No one is all good or all bad.
Taking anything at face value is a losing bet.
Regina’s Stylish Evil Ensemble
Maleficent’s tiny pet unicorn
Rumpelstiltskin awkward sense of humor that only Belle gets.
The slick opening sequences that are different every week detailing an important part in the show.
Granny’s scars
The way Rumpelstiltskin says “dearie”
August saying he lost himself in Phuket which is a place full of pleasures, which hints at Pinocchio’s time on Pleasure Island.
The way Rumpelstiltskin moves his hands as he speaks, so gracefully and mesmerizing.
You. You found me. Did you ever doubt I would? Truthfully, the glass coffin gave me pause. Well, you never have to worry. I will always find you.
The last unripped page of the Storybooks is the story of Snow White and Red Rose.
The way Mr. Gold is able to troll everyone.
“Charming… isn’t it?”
‘The only way to overcome fear is to face it.’
The romance stories are not clichèd. We don’t know what is going to happen next.
“Everything comes with a price, dearie!”
The Perfect Cast
Snow, Belle, and Cinderella look like the Disney characters.
The fairytale story isn’t told in order.
No matter how much you may dislike Regina, there are still moments when you feel sorry for her.
Finding out that The Huntsman will be back for the season finale.
Finding out why Regina hates Snow so much.
The way Rumpelstiltskin spins Belle to walk out of the castle, keeping one hand on her at all times.
The look Charming had when Snow tried on his mother’s ring.
Charming’s letter to Snow White.
The unconditional love Regina has for her son.
Charming and Snow reuniting and their hug in ‘7:15am’.
Regina’s power suits.
The quotes that are said in both worlds.
The fact that Snow White and Prince Charming are dating in real life.
The chemistry between all the actors and especially Josh and Ginnifer.
Raphael Sbarge was in Star Trek: Voyager
Princess Abigail
Raphael Sbarge’s voice
Emma’s curls.
The curse was broken by a mother’s kiss on Mother’s Day.
The arrows shot by the Huntsman, Charming, and Snow all found their targets.
The anguishing deaths of Graham, Peter, and Daniel.
Crying when Peter died.
“Time for me to work a little magic.”
“Sometimes it’s hard to see what’s right in front of us.”
August first shows up on a motorcycle.
Lana Parrilla’s flawless facial expressions.
Sundays without new OUaT episodes make me feel empty inside.
Evil makes sense and it didn’t just poof into existence.
The way Mary-Margaret, happily startled, almost screamed at seeing David after the girls’ night out in Skin Deep.
“I hate Wonderland.”
The sexual tension between Belle and Rumplestiltskin
The continuity. I have never seen a show with such flawless continuity.
“Emma was my lemur.”
The names! They make you want to research them to find what’s the meaning behind them.
Emma’s facial expressions. Especially her confused faces.
Mentally hearing all of Robert Carlyle’s tweets in his Mr. Gold voice. It makes them so much more epic.
Emma’s personality is perfect for August (if he is Pinocchio). Her lie detector and his character complement each other perfectly, and the parking would have been foreshadowed since the very first episode.
The crossovers with other TV Shows that fans are making up. (Particularly Merlin/Once Upon A Time).
The War Council
Regina’s horrible mother. She makes me realise that I’m very lucky to have parents like mine, because they could be much worse!
The heroes and the villains are incredibly sexy.
The fact that Henry’s adoptive mother is actually his step-great-grandmother…and Regina has no clue.
Things like the dwarfs’ intervention being led by cricket is completely normal.
The amazing cast and how they’re revolutionizing the way actors interact with the fan base.
History repeats itself from the fairytale land to Storybrooke
All the references and/or puns to characters’ names without sounding cheesy or obvious.
Emma calling Henry ‘kid’.
Rumpelstiltskin’s makeup is phenomenal.
In our world, Regina is Henry’s adoptive mother, but in fairy-tale land, she would be his step-great-grandmother.
The amazing and well acted jail scenes between Ginnifer Goodwin and Lana Parrilla.
The allusion to the River of Lethe.
The Huntsman being raised by wolves.
Space Paranoids
All the hair porn - Graham, August, Rumple/Gold, Red/Ruby, Snow/Mary Margaret, Queen/Regina, Charming/David…
“Evil isn’t born, it’s made.”
Seeing Emma’s “wall” come down further and further with each episode.
It’s one of the only shows on television that is complex, comical, and interesting. It can achieve all of this with out having to rely on sex to get its ratings.
Emma Swan
Holy Mary Margeret Mother of Emma
The show isn’t frightened to twist the original fairytale we all come to know as children
The episode titles
Everything is magic.
Every couple has a quote that defines their relationship (Snow + Charming = “I will always find you”; Regina + Daniel = “True love is the most powerful magic of all”; Red + Peter = “I’d do anything for you”)
It makes sense how true and real these fairytales are.
Lana Parrilla’s lip scar
Regina being a good, decent woman in love.
Snow saying “I will always find you” to Charming
The entire town reacts realistically towards Mary Margaret’s and David’s affair, rather than applaud and support them.
The chemistry between Robert Carlyle and Emilie de Ravin.
Red and white effect whenever Snow and Red comes onto the screen.
Emma’s “golden waterfall” hair.
The “pops” of red in Ruby’s clothes
The Apples
The curtains in Geppetto’s house
The wolf’s one red eye
Rumpelstiltskin’s attire
Mary Margaret’s apartment and would love to some day have one just like it.
I get to watch it with someone I love.
The way that the characters are so determined to fight for what they believe in.
The way how Snow White is portrayed makes me love her; before she was my least favorite princess.
Mary Margaret’s hat porn.
The cast taking time to talk to the fans, and actually show us that we matter to them.
They don’t have cameras in the police station so everything remains a secret.
Getting excited (or incredibly shocked) when one of your theories ends up being correct.
Despite the fact Henry is a child, he has an awareness which surpasses that of the adults’ in the show.
The crossover fanfiction. (Particularly Merlin/OUAT).
A new modernized telling of Rumpelstiltskin.
Ruby’s tiny shorts
Makes it okay for me to obsess over fairy tales after my childhood.
Red’s costumes.
How Robert created Rumpelstiltskin’s character, how the voice he came up with was something he got from his young son.
Belle’s shoes
Bailee Madison was perfect as young Snow.
Even in fairy tales, you dont have happy endings.
The fact that you can change one of your ships every week while still saying loyal to others.
For hopefully letting adopted children watching realize that their birth parents only meant to give them “their best chance”. [Both the Charmings, and Emma]
The dramatic closeups.
Several of the characters are skilled archers.
Makes me so eager for Emma to figure it all out.
Snow and James’ wedding rings.
The way Gold always licks his lips around Emma.
The way Mr. Gold Says ‘Please’ to Regina.
Realizing that in the episode about Dreamy, Dreamy hatches from an egg. In Lord of the Rings, Gimli remarks about how people believe that dwarves just hatch up from the ground and that there are no dwarf women.
Rumpelstiltskin never replaced the stool he spun on after he threw it in Skin Deep
Meghan Ory
Rumbelle Smut Fic.
“Wow, crickets.”
The relationship between Rumplestiltskin and his son Bae. Even as the power hungry Dark One.
How the writers troll us.
Rumpelstiltskin’s tragic character development.
Emma is such a Mama Bear when Henry is put in any danger.
Mr. Gold crying over the thought of finding Baelfire.
The pure magic vs dark magic power struggle between the Blue Fairy and Rumpelstiltkin and how it plays out in the real world through the nuns vs the rich man.
The way Grumpy hides his face at the wedding when the Evil Queen shows up.
The writers messing with our heads
“You took away our happiness, and it’s our turn to take away yours.”
The heartbreak in every episode for any given character.
Doc stands up to the Evil Queen during the wedding in the Pilot.
The sheer complexity that is Mr. Gold.
Emma and Regina have no concept of personal space
The Mickey Mouse Phone in the display in Mr Gold’s shop.
“Mr. Gold! Are you here for the rent?” “Why does everybody keep asking me that?”
Regina’s legs
“We’re so glad you didn’t kill Mrs. Nolan!”
Rumpelstiltskin’s love for his son.
All the cars that characters drive are at least 28 years old
Ruins and replaces Disney fairytale expectations.
Makes you feel sorry for the bad guys.
Baelfire’s leather ball
August secretly being part of Operation Cobra.
Granny’s Cafe
Whenever we learn something new about a character, things they said in previous episodes mean something more than what we thought they did.
Rumpelstiltskin is a father first.
Rumpelstiltskin does not care when he has a sword pointed at him.
The Castle
Archie’s therapy sessions.
Belle’s Dimpled Smile
The Glass Coffin
Raphael Sbarge
The card Henry gave to Mary Margaret during the party. My entire family just about fell out of our seats.
That split second where Rumpelstiltskin thinks he’s reunited with Bae, and looks so blissfully happy for once in his lonely life.
Mr. Gold as the Landlord.
Emma’s Princess Hairstyle
Mr. Gold as every profession.
Gremma
Sebastian Stan
Snowing
Snow had to be strong for Charming and waited until he left with baby Emma to cry.
Mary Margaret’s Hair
Rumpelstiltskins reaction when he realized Bae is gone.
The reveals make us scream, and the twists make us gasp.
Young Regina
The Blue Fairy’s spectacular cleavage.
The stories are all interwoven with one another in the most beautiful way imaginable.
August’s phone
Emma/Graham and Gold/Belle are the real thing. Emma/Graham gets recognized by the writers all the time and they want to bring Jamie back. They know it’s the biggest Emma ship. Rumbelle had one episode their fandom is HUGE. These are the ships they’ll talk about at Paley too I bet.
Finally finding out what happened to Gepetto and Pinocchio
The fact that Mary Margaret’s last name is Blanchard, which resembles the first part of the word “Blanche-Neige” (Snow-White in French)
When Rumplestiltskin says “even a mute can draw a picture” he uses his creepy, high pitch voice for the first time.
Trying to figure out if Baelfire is really still alive somewhere.
Gepetto’s love for Pinocchio
Oceanic Airlines Plane in the Stranger
It can trick us to think that we know how something is going to happen, or who this character is in the Fairytale world. And yet, we don’t know anything.
The Lost Easter eggs including the actors and actresses
Pinocchio taking care of baby Emma.
Emma’s transition into motherhood
Peter and Red
Pinocchio’s story.
That the Huntsman was raised by wolves.
Pinocchio really did care for Emma.
That father son moment between Gepetto and Pinocchio right before Pinocchio is put in the wardrobe.
All the magic and fairy tale puns the character’s say.
Archie Hopper’s Tweed
I find myself ignoring what’s happening during the scenes in Mr Golds pawn shop because I love looking out for all the hidden “easter eggs” - the Mickey Mouse plush, Gepetto’s parents in marionette form, the tea set, Baelfire’s ball…
All the Blue Fairy hatred from the Fandom.
August’s hat from the Fairy Tale world.
“I just feel like fixing things.”
It teaches us to read the fine print.
Lana and Jen trying to kill the fandom with the picture from Comic Con
Comic-Con emotions
Henry’s Tron Lunchbox
8:15
Singlebrooke Dating Service
Regina’s evil grin at the end of the finale
Ashley and Sean have a happy ending in Storybrooke.
It gave me back my friend. We both had a falling out in high school and didn’t speak to each other for just about two and a half years despite going to the same community college. We ended up in a creative writing class together and someone brought up Once Upon A Time and we just started talking about our love for the characters (especially the amazing Evil Queen/Regina) and the show and now, I have my friend back. It wouldn’t have happened without this show.
Picturing the Huntsman and Maleficient stranded together in Fairytale Land
Running Away
Seeing the huntsman in the finale and squealing with delight
Seeing the characters I loved as a child come to life
How tightly Rumplestiltskin hugged Belle when he told her “Yes, I’ll protect you!”
Rumplestiltskin, Belle, The Evil Queen, Snow White, Charming, Emma and all the rest of the characters of Fairytale Land trump reality TV any day.
Mr. Gold’s cane
“How to get the savior to taste my forbidden fruit.”
“Rumpelstiltskin” is a now a household name!
Freaking out about new characters (Aurora, Mulan, Hook)
August is Pinocchio
Rumpelstiltskin’s Log Cabin of Torture
Every character in the story has to overcome fear and be courageous. They stand up for what is true and do things because they love the people around them. They all become heroes in this sort of way.
The lock August put on Mary Margaret’s door.
Geppetto
“He’s a typewriter, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in stubble.”
Meghan Ory and Emilie de Ravin being promoted to series regulars.
Mr.Gold being all chummy with Henry in The Return
Jennifer Morrison’s beautiful hair
David reading Anna Karenina in Skin Deep
Mr. Gold’s Gloves
Belle’s turquoise dress
August/Pinocchio trying to spend time with his father, even though Geppetto doesn’t remember him.
The Way Mr. Gold calls Regina “Your Majesty”
The clues they give you in the title scene.
The old fashioned keys in Storybrooke
Emma taking Henry. Apparently good is no longer playing by the rules.
David sneaking a glance at Mary Margaret when Emma wouldn’t let him into her welcome home party.
August’s reunion with his father
Pinocchio and Baby Emma
Rumplestitskin is such a drama king.
Rumpelstiltskin’s “Please” clause
How attractive August looks in his tight pants
The sacrifices they are all willing to make for each other
Regina’s boobs
The way Emma cries is exactly like Snow White cries, only furthering the mother/daughter similarities.
Jefferson’s return in the Season finale.
Regina and Emma teaming up to save Henry.
Henry sacrificed himself.
Love is stronger than magic
Mary Margret gives motherly advice to her daughter
Regina making the poison apple into a turnover.
Jefferson’s smile
The characters all have difficult choices to make; there aren’t any obvious decisions.
Everyone working together to help save Charming
The lengths Henry would go to in order to prove to Emma that the curse is real.
Henry’s determination and unrelenting faith.
Emma’s love for Henry
The extent that Jefferson will go in order to have his daughter back.
Despite their better judgement the characters trust each other.
Jefferson isn’t a good guy.
The characters don’t hesitate to make sacrifices for their true love.
The action scenes.
Henry believes in Emma so much.
The Fairies helping to save Charming.
“But I’m rescuing you.”
The White Rabbit card on Paige’s bike. (It was all so Matrix.)
Regina’s wedding dress
They brought back Jefferson
“Let’s show that king what Snow White and seven dwarves can do!”
Regina’s elegant yet sinister eye makeup
The cooking montage
“Keep the little knife between your tuffets!”
Jefferson’s cravat
Regina’s nightmare.
“Well, it’s her wedding night, I doubt she’s suffering right now.”
All love stories in OUAT more or less follow the same model. They may add different twists to it, but they work more or less the same way.
Both David and Jefferson were in Marvel movies. Josh Dallas playing Fandral in Thor and Sebastian Stan playing Bucky Barnes in Captain America. They’re friends of superheroes.
Emma’s reaction when she truly believed after holding the book with Henry arriving to the ER.
The finale.
Whenever Charming elbows an opponent in the face.
Rumplestiltskin’s incredibly distracting leather pants
Maleficent. Learning she was the “thing” in locked up made me so happy! Maleficent maybe one of THEE best villains ever from my childhood!
True Love’s Kiss.
The look on Mr. Gold’s face when he saw Belle standing there before him in the Season 1 Finale. It looked like he had suddenly forgotten how to breathe.
When Mr. Gold reached out to touch Belle, he seemed almost terrified that she would disappear.
Maleficent as the dragon.
David and Mary Margaret remembering who they are and reuniting in Storybrooke.
The Rumbelle Reunion
I don’t know why, but I find a man in uniform really attractive. That’s why I love that Eion Bailey was in “Band of Brothers” as Pvt. David Kenyon Webster and Jamie Dornan was in “Marie Antoinette” as Count Axel Fersen.
The father and daughter dragon fighting moment
How Nurse Ratched and Chief Bromden appear to be living under the hospital
Regina and Emma’s love for Henry.
All the emotions on Jennifer Morrison’s face in the finale.
Regina going as far as trying to steal David from Mary Margaret in order to ruin Snow’s fairytale ending.
Mr. Gold’s/Rumplestiltskin’s unknown motives.
The exploration of flawed human beings.
Knowing that Regina’s hate for Snow ISN’T because of Snow’s beauty.
The first scene we ever see with Belle, she is holding a book.
Wooden Swan
Getting my hopes up for Peter Pan (preferably incarnated by David Giuntoli :p) in the next season. That’s definitely a character they can’t ignore!
“PLEASE” now has a whole new meaning.
Emma and Regina working together to save their son in “A Land Without Magic”.
The Rumbelle reunion in the finale turning out better than I had ever hoped.
“Well it’s storming like a bitch.”
Belle’s little stammering habit.
The love between Rumpelstiltskin and Belle.
Henry shouldn’t have to pay it
The baddies can throw their enemies aside with a flick of the wrist.
“Perhaps it’s your fertilizer?”
“Murder is so much different here. You can’t just turn someone into a snail and then step on them.”
The fact that Rumplestiltskin isn’t on anyones side but his own. Everything he does somehow gives him the upper hand.
Emma throwing the sword at the Dragon the same way her Father threw the sword at the Evil Queen at Snow and Charming’s wedding.
Seeing Rumpelstiltskin feel true love for someone
We may all know these stories, but we don’t share the same thoughts and feelings for them.
All of the “Oncer” fansites!
The parallels between what happens in FTL and in Storybrooke. (For example, Emma and Charming throwing the sword the same way or Snow and Henry collapsing the same way.)
It just plain makes me feel GOOD!
Who knew Rumplestitlskin could be so adorable?
The way David protected Mary Margaret when the cloud/curse came at the end of the finale. It was so incredibly sweet.
“But hey, there’ll be time for that. There’ll be time for everything.” and all it implies.
Emma and Regina’s eyesex.
Regina’s pure motherly love for Henry.
“I-I remember. I… I love you.” “Yes. Yes. And I love you, too.”
Regina’s apple turnover.
Ginnifer looks completely different as Snow than she does as Mary Margaret
“The belly of a Beast, of course.”
Giddy at the thought that Bae might be Henry’s father, which would make The Charming’s and Rumplestiltskin Henry’s grandparents and perhaps the most dysfunctional family in any universe!
The way Rumplestiltskin swaggers around with Charming’s Cape.
After 28 years in mental institution, Belle STILL Loves Rumpelstiltskin. Now that’s “Twu Love!”
My undying wish for Regina to have her happy ending.
Just Because
It’s fun to watch adults enjoying Fairytales as much as their children
Robert Carlye bringing the iconic Fairytale persona of Rumplestitlskin to life in a way no other actor could have done.
Just because a character dies/disappears doesn’t mean the actor won’t appear again.
Dr. Whale
Poor Gaston being “snipped” by Belle’s scissors.
Best hour on television in a long time.
The shouts of joy from “Rumbelle Nation” when Rumple told Belle he loved her.
“Now you’re ready for your Big Moment!”
“Shall I move some things? Make a bit of space for your rage?”
Snow and Charming putting Emma into the wardrobe reminded me of Jochebed saving her son Moses from a horrible fate, so they would grow up to save everyone.
Everyone hopes to be “Once Upon a Time” in Love.
Never before have I wanted Summer to disappear as fast as I do now so we could get to the Fall premiere of a television show!
The glass coffin, it looks so pretty.
Henry & Snow White are not just grandmother and grandson, but also step-siblings.
Robert and Lana’s friendship
“I was told you’d protect me.” “Oh yes. Yes I’ll protect you.”
The look on Mr. Gold’s face when Belle told him that she loved him.
A reason to believe in Fairytales again.
We’re giddy at thought that the Charming’s and the Rumplestiltskin’s may someday find themselves “Family” if Bae turns out to be Henry’s father.
“Rather Large Estate”
The way Mr. Gold twirled the handle of his cane around while never taking his eyes off Belle in the Pawn Shop.
Robert Carlyle and the way he brings the emotion and passion into his acting, and it makes me want to jump into the screen and save him from being broken by the Queen.
The look on Emma’s face when Regina tells her Mr. Gold goes by the name “Rumplestiltskin.”
“It’s an old book. Stuff’s missing. Why do you care?”
“What’s with the siren?” “It’s so hard to get your attention.”
“You know, Sheriff, they say that dreams… Dreams are memories. Memories of another life.”
The scene where Graham is running through the forest looking for the wolf.
Sebastian and Jennifer
The Huntsman dressed in the knight’s armor.
Emma’s campaign posters
“Sidney Glass and Emma Swan. Glass. Swan. Sounds like something that a decorator would make you buy. Wow, crickets. Okay, uh… Uh, Mr. Glass – your opening statement.”
“Now she’s cavorting with dwarves? When did that happen?”
The look on Regina’s face when the Woodcutter says “Because we’re a family. And family always finds one another.”
Julian Morris was great as Wren in Pretty Little Liars. I can’t wait to see him as Prince Phillip in Once Upon a Time.
Wanting to know Dr Whale’s past with Regina.
The bandana
The emotion on Mr. Gold’s face when he tells Belle “Yes, I’ll protect you!”
Emma’s Yellow VW Bug.
Robert Carlyle’s many different and adorable grins.
It’s the only show where we can watch each episode over and over, and never get bored.
Robert Carlyle can make taking a bite out of an apple Sexy.
Emma yelling “Hey” as she threw her sword at the dragon the same way her Father, Charming yelled “Hey” as he threw his sword at the Evil Queen at his wedding.
Hope that Abigail and Frederick will be reunited in Storybrooke.
Magic is Coming
Katherine Nolan
“If you need evidence for everything, Emma, you’re going to find yourself stuck in one place for a long time.”
“True love isn’t easy, but it must be fought for. Because once you find it, it can never be replaced.”
“I’m not going to jump.” “You’re not?” “No, are you crazy? I could hit someone. You know how much damage I could do? I’m solidly built.”
Jamie Dornan
The thought of what Rumpelstiltskin is going to do to Regina in Season 2 is making us crazy.
“I’m a difficult man to love.” CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!
The glass coffin being in the same area as Maleficent, makes you wonder what else is really down there.
Wanting to know what favor Rumpelstiltskin is going to ask from Emma.
Waiting for Season 2 to begin is like a Curse.
The Fan Speculation
Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this. We only have to wait until the next Sunday Night!
The way Mr. Gold went from all emotional, loving Father when he thought August was Bae to the very dangerous, “I could kill you” Rumplestiltskin when he found out he was lying.
Because “Once” a week just isn’t enough.
More people probably know who Rumplestitlskin is rather than who is running for President.
Women fought in the Ogre Wars.
Regina’s Dream
Mr. Gold and Regina discussing the ”ins and outs” of curses in their business suits.
The way Red embraces being a wolf.
Emma and Regina’s hidden sexual tension
Rumplestitlskin is really a romantic in a kind of twisted sort of way.
Robert Carlyle is the best “man-crier” on television. When he cries, I cry.
Regina and Emma’s fight in 1X07 wasn’t a typical hair-pulling “catfight”.
Rumplestiltskin and Belle are proof that even a villan deserves a “Happily Ever After.”
The show makes me want to strive for a love with the passion of Rumplestiltskin & Belle’s love, the purity of James & Snow’s, the innocence of Dreamy & Nova’s, and loyalty of Daniel & Regina’s.
Red Cricket
The way Rumpelstiltskin says “It was a brief flicker of light amidst an ocean of darkness,” describing his love for Belle to Prince Charming in the finale. Robert was so dramatic in that scene, it was funny and sweet at the same time.
Already suspecting a love triangle between, Sleeping Beauty, Prince Philip and Mulan.
Mulan
The fact that Mr. Gold most precious treasure is Belle’s chipped cup.
Josh Dallas’ Lips
The Charming family reunion.
Everyone running off to save Regina
Mulan’s Hairdo
Jamie Chung
Snow and Red’s reunion.
Emma held August’s hand when she cried over his death.
The mysterious man in the beginning of Season 2’s premiere.
The Huntsman helping Prince Charming.
Mary Margaret and David looking badass while carrying brooms.
Everything.
Snow White and Red Riding Hood being sisterly may be a reference to the Grimm fairy tale ‘Snow White and Rose Red’ where they are loving sisters.
The Postcard
David gray beret.
Snow White’s and the Seven Dwarfs reunion
Mr. Gold wears a Blue ring on the widower’s finger, which is the exact same color of Belle`s eyes.
Charming calling Henry kid after Henry calls him grandpa.
The number of weapons Snow has to remove to meet with Regina.
Julian Morris as Prince Phillip
Mr. Gold can leave the forest with a shovel and no one suspects a thing.
Mulan is badass, maybe even more than the Disney version.
Charming’s mother’s ring that he gives to Snow.
Belle coming back after Gold lied.
Dopey sleeps with a stuffed toy
Robert Carlyle is so fun to watch as Rumplestiltskin.
Phillip and Aurora kisses
Rumpelstiltskin’s high heels.
Not even Prince Charming knows who Dr. Whale is.
Just when you become sure that Mr. Gold is evil, he does something to change your mind.
That heartbreaking moment when we realize Red is the wolf, and Peter is going to die.
Belle wanting to stay with Rumpelstiltskin to make him a better person.
Peter’s cries for Red when she changed into the Wolf.
“Maybe I don’t need answers, maybe I just need to punch you in the face.”
“Look what you’re doing to Happy.”
The fact that in Storybrooke, Rumpelstiltskin and Belle can kiss without a problem.
“You should get a new girl.”
Ginnifer Goodwin’s live tweets
Rumpelstiltskin’s voice deepens after Belle’s kiss, and watching his face change as his curse breaks. True Love’s magic working, if only for a moment.
Mulan is such a badass and takes crap from no one.
Belle’s bravery.
“No! I’m not leaving her again!”
The similarities between The Evil Queen’s story and that of Buttercup’s from The Princess Bride.
Grandpa Charming
Rumplestiltskin doing the “Happy Dance” when he locked Belle in her “room” for the first time.
We actually get to learn more about the Princes, because some of them we don’t learn much about in the Disney movies.
Geppetto finding Pinocchio’s hat in August’s room.
The fact that there is a large number of Red Cricket shippers despite the fact that they’ve never actually had an on-screen conversation.
“One night stands?!” “Whale.” “Whale?!” “We were cursed.”
The bells in Mr. Gold’s shop.
Wondering which one Phillip meant “I love you” to, Mulan or Aurora?
Henry just believes. He is the kid inside all of us who wants to believe.
Anyone can find love.
“Grandfather?”
That moment when Rumplestiltskin tells Belle “And I love you, too!”
Regina’s unrestrained “I love you”s to Henry.
Red’s hair braid and perfect curls.
Emma’s magic touch
Belle is STILL beautiful even after being locked up for 28 years.
Belle loves Rumpelstiltskin regardless of the fact that he’s a murderous lunatic.
The croquet set in Jefferson’s house.
Sleeping Beauty’s compromised purple dress.
Quinn Lord and Karley Scott Collins as Hansel and Gretel
The “this is not going to end well” face/body language that Charming has when Snow is trying to “bond” with Emma.
The way Regina smashed her mirror with the wine glass.
The fact that both season 1 and season 2 begins with the princes saving their princesses from the sleeping curse.
Everyone is already in love with Captain Hook, and he hasn’t even had an episode yet.
How they can create flawless love stories in less than an hour and have an army behind that relationship in less than fifteen minutes.
The incredibly classy and breathtakingly gorgeous villain that is Lana Parrilla.
Philora
We can rewatch the episodes over and over and never get bored.
The fact that Captain Hook/Princess Aurora is my new OTP, and they haven’t even been on screen together yet.
The way Rumplestiltskin bowed to Belle after handing her the “Gaston” rose.
Wondering where Mushu is.
The love on Rumplestiltskin’s face when he’s hugging Belle and telling her that he would protect her.
Emma’s face when she sees Jefferson’s hat and realizes he had been telling the truth.
Never wanting this show to end.
“Great, let’s watch.”
The way Mr. Gold cries.
SleepingDragon seems to be growing as quickly as Rumbelle did when it first came into existence.
The girls’ hairstyles.
Dearies finally got our RumBelle reunion kiss.
Archies umbrella.
Ruby and Granny’s relationship
All the different hankies Mr. Gold has in his suit pockets. No two are exactly alike.
The way Snow/Mary Margaret was wanting to be all lovey with her daughter and how she was like “I am not losing her again!” And jumping in was simply such a great moment for her as a mother.
Like Father, Like Daughter.
The way Charming looked at Emma when he realized he found his daughter
The Potion Bottle
The glorious way Rumplestiltskin screw up with Belle with just one single line.
“You think that Peter is the Wolf?”
“But, if we hadn’t sent you away, you would’ve been cursed, too.” “But we would’ve been together. Which curse is worse?”
Even after August tricked him, Mr. Gold arranged the reunion between August with his father, Marco.
Aurora and Phillip’s love.
While hitting Belle’s father with the cane, Mr. Gold tells him “You had her love and you shut her out.” He was really talking about himself.
It was originally supposed to based entirely off of my favorite comic book entitled, “Fables” {x}
Rumpelstiltskin calling Belle “sweetheart.”
Charming’s single tear in the premiere.
Regina slowly acting and talking like the evil queen when Emma found out that it’s true.
the dwarves bowing to Snow.
The way Mr. Gold takes a bite out of the apple and then tosses over his shoulder after he reminds Regina of the “Please” phrase.
Red and Snow’s outfits in Red-Handed.
Snow saying, “You found us!” to Emma.
Ruby: “I know where he is, don’t you?” Emma: “No.”
“So, your Granny’s kind of intense.”
Aurora teaming up with Mulan.
Henry: How about taking things on foot, to people, in a little basket? Ruby: I’m not so sure that’s a real job.
While the Golden Swan and Rumbelle/Golden Belle shippers hardly ever agree, every OUAT person I’ve ever met is so polite, and there is no ship bashing that I’ve seen.
Lady Gaga was originally offered the role of the Blue Fairy.
The fact that you never know who you’re supposed to feel sorry for, because the bad guy’s backstories are just as sad.
August will be back in a few episodes.
The animation isn’t very good, but the actors and the writing is so amazing that it doesn’t even matter.
Regina and her father’s relationship
Ginnifer Goodwin’s love for Harry Potter.
The number of characters who end up in Storybrooke’s jail and nobody is actually convicted.
“Daddy, I don’t know what to do.”
The dwarves’ pickaxes decide their names.
In the span of 24 hrs Regina goes from trying to poison Emma with that apple to feeling guilty because Emma sucked into a magic hat.
Regina and Daniel were such a cute couple.
Snow White saves Prince Charming and gets to be the hero.
Henry’s love and advice for Regina.
Leroy using a pick-ax to cause the power outage.
Twice Upon a Time
The subtle references to The Princess Bride and other books.
The surprisingly intense kisses between Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip.
Rumpelstiltskin in every fairytale.
The gray area for all the characters.
The swans on Henry’s night light.
The “Bromance” between Josh Dallas (aka “Sweetie”) and Robert Carlyle (aka “My Peach”).
Charming and Henry’s newfound bond and how they are like kindred spirits.
Emma wanted to be Henry’s hero he had always believed in. She become that hero because of her love for him.
Regina wanting to redeem herself.
The dwarfs marching through Storybrooke with axes.
Characters from all the fairy tales were at Snow and Charming’s wedding.
David’s ‘We Are Both’ Speech.
The hinting that the Wizard of Oz might be on the show.
How Emma’s love for Snow shows when they are kidnapped.
The amazing combination of an Australian Beauty and a Scottish Beast.
Rumpelstiltskin’s references to Harry Potter like the “Time Turner” he mentions when questioning the Blue Fairy and the golden egg he hides the bottle of True Love in.
Captain Hook
“Oh, you twisted little imp. You hid it with her?”
Red Huntsman
Billy
Jennifer Morrison’s legs
Robert Carlyle calling Emilie de Ravin “Angel”.
Mr. Gold’s fondness for Henry.
“We were cursed. That is neither here, no there.”
Snow White pulling Charming’s sword on the Evil Queen.
Emma’s apartment door.
The many connections it has with the show LOST. - Emilie De Ravin, 8:15 - Flight 815, The smoke monster sound used for the pink smoke.. and many more.
The fact that this one show has spawned so many amazing relationships.
The mystery of who Prince Phillip said “I love you” to.
“No matter what you think, no matter what anyone tells you, I do love you.”
How bipolar Rumpelstiltskin and Regina’s relationship is.
The parallels between Cora’s relationship with Regina and Regina’s post-curse breaking relationship with Henry.
Emma thinking Graham ordered her hot chocolate with cinnamon.
Granny and her weapon at the town meeting.
Josh Dallas is from Louisville
Dopey’s purple hat in We Are Both.
Wooden puppet August/Pinocchio opening his eyes.
Emma looking for August’s help and encouragement in the finale. The lack of fear in his dying eyes and words, full instead of pride,faith and hope when he realized that she finally believed.
Ruby keeping Daivd in line and focused on the situation at hand with Henry and Regina.
How Peter very possibly holds reference to the Peter and the Wolf story
Henry and Charming drinking the same way.
Essentially it is about family and love. Emma’s kiss breaking the spell on Henry just proved that.
Both seasons started with a kiss.
Snow and Charming’s non-denominational wedding ceremony and the round wedding hall.
Robert Carlyle’s hands
Wishing the purple smoke could put the Graham’s heart back together again.
Getting excited seeing the trailer for California Solo just because of Robert Carlyle.
“I was born to do this. I’m done reading about heroes. I want to be one.”
The Blue Fairy transforming Jiminy into a cricket.
Granny’s set of balls.
It premiered after my birthday. Best present ever!
“You know, you should try it with ketchup. Condiments are this world’s most powerful magic.”
Sleeping Beauty’s Dress
The curse arriving at the Castle.
Henry and August bonding.
“I can see I just launched you on a heroic quest.”
The way Mary Margaret unconsciously plays with the ring that Charming gave Snow.
The villains aren’t pure evil, they have good reasons and back-stories
The way August looks at Emma.
“Don’t underestimate me, Miss Swan. You have no idea what I’m capable of.”
Red is the one that keeps it together when the whole town freaks out.
Jared Gilmore has the cutest smile and being a kid doesn’t take away from his amazing acting talent.
Everyone was waiting for Captain Hook to come because he’s hot and I was just waiting to ship him with someone.
Prince Philip and Mulan being companions in battle.
The actress who plays Maleficent is from Wisconsin.
“Are the nuns still nuns or can they, you know, date?”
Emma’s see-through tank tops.
Belle is perfect in the most tragic of ways.
Pinocchio trying to fix baby Emma’s crib.
Leroy and Astrid
Henry will always be my brave little hero and a future king
I loved The Cricket Game, because it showed Regina is just as sensitive as everyone else.
Mary Margaret’s cell phone
It made me love hot chocolate with cinnamon.
“Go walk yourself.”
Robert Carlyle’s hilarious Twitter responses.
“Uh, Red, you know, you got someone on your chin.”
The look on Mr. Gold’s face when he turned around and first saw Belle in the pawnshop.
Neal & Emma = Bonnie & Clyde
Season One’s Bloopers {x}
Phillip’s smile
Never being able to look at an apple the same way again.
‘The Captain Jack Sparrow’ entrance Captain Hook made in the beginning of The Cricket Games.
Jennifer Morrison’s smile & laugh
Ruby and Belle hugging at Archie’s funeral
Snow and Charming’s theme {x}
Emma’s Reaction to finding her parents in bed
Prince Philip being the Yaoguai.
Sir Lancelot performing Charming and Snow’s wedding.
Lancelot
Emma with glasses
The Star Wars Ring Tone
Belle and her books
Charming’s Arms
Ruby’s Outfit in The Crocodile
Ruby getting her sense of smell back
Frankenwolf
The friendship between Belle and Ruby.
Emma’s Nursery
Snow White’s Outfit in the Lady of the Lake.